Master Tutoring Class

Chapter 182 Survival is Key (Fifth Update)
In the evening, inside the dormitory building, Wei Lai ordered a large amount of food for the national youth team's gathering!
"Come on! Our national youth team is assembling once again!"

Xiang Ming raised his glass sharply: "Cheers!"

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

Cough~~~~~
"Cool!"

Yang Fan looked at Xiang Ming and complained, "You're even acting like you're drinking strong liquor! This is green tea! This is green tea, bro!"

"Who cares what it is! I'm happy!" Xiang Ming picked up his bowl and chopsticks and was about to grab some spicy hot pot.

Snapped!
Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared to block the way.

Lu Chaokuan said seriously, "It's agreed that you can only eat a small bowl."

"I understand!" Xiang Ming immediately assured him.

When he turned his head, Chen Shaojie was already frantically stuffing spicy hot pot into his bowl.

"Leave some for me!"

Wei Lai, with a French fry dangling from his mouth, looked at the two of them, who looked like they were starving to death, and couldn't help but shake his head: "Poor kids!"

“You’re not far off either.” Xiang Ming looked at Wei Lai, slurping noodles in his mouth, and muttered, “You’ll still have nothing to eat in the Netherlands. It’ll be fine for a week or two, but after that, you’ll start drooling at the sight of rice.”

"Do they have rice abroad too?"

"That's called rice? It's rock hard, it feels like chewing raw rice, and I feel nauseous after just a couple of chews!"

Chen Shaojie's mouth was almost full, and he kept spitting out rice grains.

"You fucking finish eating first!"

Yang Fan quickly covered the food with his hand, unable to help but curse.

"What about the Chinese restaurant?" Wei Lai asked.

Chen Shaojie quickly chewed and swallowed before saying, "Chinese restaurants are very expensive; one meal there costs almost a month's living expenses for me."

Wei Lai spoke up: "You two haven't signed professional contracts yet, have you?"

Xiang Ming and Chen Shaojie nodded in unison, and then began frantically picking up food again.

"This is mine!"

"Leave some for me!"

"Stop babbling! Disgusting!"

Here you go! You can have some too!

Slurp~~~
Wei Lai couldn't help but grin as he looked at the two of them: "Never mind, let's eat first."

After saying that, he put down his chopsticks.

I suddenly lost my appetite!

Simulated course.

"Pass!"

Wei Lai ran forward two steps, kicked the ball, and immediately found the next open space.

He turned his head left and right to observe, and his teammate passed the ball again.

This time, Wei Lai controlled the ball with his left foot and immediately passed it forward with his right foot.

Snapped!
Suddenly, a foot shot out and intercepted the ball.

"Ah~~!"

Wei Lai rubbed his hair in frustration.

The pass was intercepted!

"The processing is too slow!"

The puppeteer coach walked over and said.

Wei Lai grinned; "I only have two kicks, and you call that slow!"

"Between your feet touching the ball, you made a movement of looking up to observe," the puppeteer coach said calmly. "Don't think I didn't see it!"

Wei Lai scratched his head; "I'm not sure if that gap can effectively create space."

"Therefore, your pass was meaningless. During the entire passing phase, at least four of your passes were meaningless. You need to assess the situation on the field more quickly, think about it, and make decisions!"

The puppeteer coach walked up to Wei Lai and stepped on the ball. "After confirming the ball's trajectory at first glance, you must immediately look up. You have a problem: when stopping the ball, you always look down to make sure you've stopped it steadily. Don't do that; it's not a good habit. You should at least observe it twice during this time!"

"Also, you're playing at the pace of the Dutch Eredivisie right now, and their fast pace is top-tier across Europe!"

Wei Lai looked up curiously and said, "Isn't it La Liga? La Liga is characterized by its short, quick, and decisive style!"

The puppeteer coach looked at Wei Lai and suddenly sighed.

"You're such a newbie!" Wei Lai pouted. "That's why I had you guys teach me!"

The puppeteer coach looked at Wei Laidao and said, "Let me explain it to you in a simple way!"

"First of all, the pace of the Eredivisie is incredibly fast by European standards. They are known for their fluid attacks and passionate style of play. Dutch football emphasizes the tactical concept of total football, meaning that forwards have defensive responsibilities and defenders also have offensive duties!"

"Eredivisie matches involve very frequent and rapid transitions between attack and defense. Teammates need to be very active in passing, movement, and coordination, which makes the matches very exciting. Fast counter-attacks and efficient attacks are their forte!"

"All of this requires players to possess sufficient tactical awareness, extremely quick decision-making ability, and rapid judgment, and that's what you're doing right now—adapting to passing in a fast-paced environment."

Wei Lai spread his hands: "I can adapt to a fast pace to some extent, but I can't guide it!"

The puppeteer coach glared at him: "Don't interrupt me!"

Wei Lai: "Okay!"

The puppeteer coach continued, "Secondly, there's La Liga. Many people think La Liga is synonymous with fast-paced football, but they're wrong. La Liga doesn't demand 'fast,' but rather 'control'!"

"The starting point for everything is 'control'. We don't just go for a fast pace, but rather a combination of fast and slow."

Wei Lai raised an eyebrow slightly: "Us? The puppeteer coach plays in La Liga?"

"By making good use of the width of the field and switching between fast and slow tempos, you can control the ball and quickly create attacking variations based on tempo!"

After listening, Wei Lai scratched his head: "I feel that La Liga is more reasonable and easier, at least the pace can be slowed down, allowing people to catch their breath!"

"Slow down? Take a breath?" The puppeteer coach chuckled and said slowly, "Sometimes, slowing down is the most crucial thing. You'll encounter these things later, so for now, adapt to the fast pace and do everything you can right now. Only in this way can you survive in Europe!"

Wei Lai immediately turned around and threw himself back into training.

The puppeteer coach is right. Simply adapting to the fast pace isn't enough. If he doesn't come up with enough highlights and unique characteristics, let alone integrating into Amsterdam's sporting scene, he'll struggle to even survive.

At the very least, Wei Lai doesn't even qualify as a piece of the puzzle right now!
He needed to acquire another unique characteristic to become a completely new piece of the puzzle; only then could he survive in Europe.

Three days later, at the Mishan District Youth Training Base in the capital.

Today is the day to finalize the roster.

After the final roster is determined, the national youth team coaching staff will submit it to the Chinese Football Association, which will then forward the list to FIFA for final roster deployment.

Of course, the national youth team had already basically finalized its roster beforehand, but the players were still a little apprehensive, since anything is possible before the roster is completely finalized.

"Next up, Kang Jianbin!"

Liu Guowei called out, and Kang Jianbin walked out of the training field and headed towards the tactics room.

Today, head coach Xue Guohao will have one-on-one talks with the national youth team players, and all players will have to go to the tactics room individually for a talk.

Starting in the morning, players took turns talking, and each player took about 5-10 minutes to talk to.

Ten minutes later, Kang Jianbin came out, looking somewhat happy.

"I guess I got praised!"

Millennium laughed and said, "This guy can't keep a secret at all."

Wei Lai casually remarked, "In the final preparation stage, we should focus more on encouragement!"

At this moment, Liu Guowei shouted again, "Next, Yang Fan!"

"Alright!" Yang Fan immediately stood up; "I'm going first!"

Wei Lai, Qian Xi, Xiang Ming, and others nodded in agreement.

Xiang Ming turned his head and said, "Don't you feel it? Our defense has suddenly become so solid!"

Wei Lai and Qian Xi exchanged a glance and then grinned.

"Ever since we were thrashed by South Korea last time, Coach Xue has been training the defense relentlessly. You could say the four of them are as one, but they're definitely following orders!" Qianxi said.

Xiang Ming nodded: "I knew it. It feels like the four of them were cut from the same mold. When one moves, the other three will start at the same time, just like quadruplets."

Yang Fan returned happily.

This guy even tiptoes when he walks.

"I got praised again!"

Yang Fan walked over, looking excited, and said, "The coach told me that he's going to give me a big responsibility in this World Youth Championship, and I'm a sure starter!"

Everyone rolled their eyes. You actually believe those words meant to coax a child?

"Wei Lai!"

Suddenly, Liu Guowei called out, "It's your turn!"

Wei Lai immediately stood up.

"I'll go first!"

(End of this chapter)